The Glass Tower

The Glass Tower

Beautiful, rich, loved, admired...everything to live for but she's on trial for MURDER!

1957 · 105 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

Katja Fleming has given up her job as an actress and married the business man Robert Fleming. But the cold that surrounds her in her modern, luxurious high-rise makes her lonely. Then she meets the author John Lawrence, who wants to convince her to perform in his new play.

Directed by Harald Braun · Written by Odo Krohmann

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